• NIA arrests active ISIS member from Delhi before Independence Day

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    NIA arrests active ISIS member from Delhi before Independence Day
    The anti-terror organization added that he was sending these funds in the form of bitcoin to Syria and other locations in order to support ISIS's operations.

    Digital Desk: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Sunday that it had arrested a radicalised and active member of the Islamic State (ISIS) on Saturday at his residence in Delhi for his involvement in the organization's effort to raise money from supporters both inside and outside of India and send it via cryptocurrency to places like Syria.

    The accused was identified as Mohsin Ahmad, a resident of Batla House in New Delhi.

    The official release by NIA read, "Yesterday (06.08.2022), NIA conducted search operations in the residential premises of accused Mohsin Ahmad, presently residing near Jogabai Extention in Batla House, New Delhi and a permanent resident of Patna in Bihar, and subsequently arrested him in the case pertaining to online and on-ground activities of ISIS."

    According to the official records, the NIA took suo-moto cognizance on June 25, 2022, and the case was subsequently registered.

    Accused ISIS has radicalised and made Mohsin Ahmad an active member. According to the official information, he was detained for his involvement in a campaign to raise money for ISIS from supporters both inside and outside of India.

    The anti-terror organization added that he was sending these funds in the form of bitcoin to Syria and other locations in order to support ISIS's operations.

    It is to be noted that legal action has been initiated into the matter.